Eumundi Voice Issue 113, 20 March 2025

Out and About

New mural for Eumundi Wildlife Centre

Local artist Alaїa Nell kindly poured her heart and soul into painting this mural, free of charge, for the Eumundi Wildlife Centre at 1411 Eumundi Noosa Rd. What a beautiful gesture!

Celebrating women in Cooran

Women's Collaborative Network Noosa (WCN) members met at the new art space in Cooran called Cart & Co on 2 March to celebrate International Women's Week and 3 inspiring local women. WCN certificates were presented to each of the recipients, to celebrate significant milestones in their life stories.

The recipients included Danielle Gonsal, who wrestled with self-doubt to create a healthy eating and lifestyle book called Retreat into Ayurveda. Also, Ellenie Faith Kirkman, an 18yo emerging artist who has a passionate dedication to her arts practice, creating high quality oil paintings; and Danielle Tomlinson who overcame a traumatic brain injury to create an

independent short film called Blue Tonic about her journey towards wellness.

WCN spokesperson Karen Finzel believes that publicly acknowledging women in this way is very empowering to the women, and also to those who attended the event.